SELF PORTRAITS:

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WELCOME
TO SELF PORTRAITS!

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SELF FAMILY IN THE UNITED STATES

Most researchers believe that Olde Robert Selfe was the ancestor of
most of the Self family in America. Arriving in Virginia in the 1600s,
Robert Selfe appears to have been descended from Walter Selfe of
Cripplegate, London,
England. The name "Self"
is thought to be a shortened version of "Seawolf," dating back
to the early Viking voyages along the English coast. Many courageous
Selfs
became pioneers in our country's expansion westward, and the
descendants
of Robert Selfe were soon residents of the Southeastern United States
from
Virginia to Texas with several families settling in the midwest. Today,
the Self name can be found in all fifty states.

Who
was Walter Selfe? Read the article at "Self Seekers," January
1999, and
search there for other information on Selfe history in England.

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PLEASE CHECK THE LOST COUSINS PAGES BELOW
we may have answers to your queries

Tim is the grandson of Homer Self, the little boy seated at the
extreme
right of the photograph on our "Family Album"
welcome page. He lives in Southern California, and in addition to
genealogical
research, he's interested in computers, guns, and restoring old trucks.
He's
added
six children, even more grandchildren, and two great-grandsons to his
own Self portrait.

BARBARA

Barbara was a computer network administrator in a Southern
California
community college library, retired as of June 2010. She's been involved
in
family research since the age
of 14 in New England.

Contribute to our ongoing Self Family History research project.
Pictures
are always intriguing, but words will do just as well. Contributions of
photographs, stories, copies of old letters and other documents, and
most
especially "family trees" of both your ancestors and your descendants
will all be considered. If you're interested, please send e-mail to Webmaster

We enjoy corresponding with all of the "cousins" who discover
Self Portraits.

Don't
forget to check our LOST COUSINS pages if you didn't get an annual greeting this year.

Our Website, SelfSite at RootsWeb is an extension of Self
Portraits.
SelfSite at RootsWeb is dedicated to facts. Here you'll find our Census
Tables as well as State by State/County by County families that make up
our "Loose Ends" and "Dead Ends." Both projects are always in progress,
so please
check the site regularly. And if you would like to contribute Census
records,
please contact us.

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AS
OF OCTOBER 20, 2013, WE ARE FILLING IN GAPS FOR WHICH WE HAVE NEW
INFORMATION--THIS IS SUCH A LONG PROJECT THAT WE ARE PAUSING OUR FEATURED FAMILY AND
FAMILY RECORD UNTIL THE REVISIONS ARE COMPLETE.
THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE!